Hacker Tab

Nowadays, there a numerous platforms that can satisfy the thirst of novelty usually associated with being a developer. Nevertheless, GitHub is one of the most important hubs for software development.

Of course, keeping an eye on what new projects are created on GitHub can be a bit tricky. That said, if you’re interested in keeping up to date with the trending projects on GitHub, then Hacker Tab is definitely for you.

In short, Hacker Tab is a straightforward Google Chrome extension that replaces your browser’s new tab screen with GitHub’s trending projects section. It can be installed from the Chrome Web Store with just a few mouse clicks like most other extensions of this sort, and it lives in the typical place, on the right side of the address bar of your browser.

Once installed, the extension brings forth a comprehensive list of trending projects from GitHub in the browser’s new tab window. The content is revealed within a fairly minimalistic GUI, with only a top toolbar being the main interface element.

You are provided with the option to filter the projects based on their language, including some of the most popular such as C++, HTML, Java, JavaScript, PHP, Python, and Ruby. From the same top toolbar, you can also choose from three main categories of time such as “Trending today,” “Trending this week,” and “Trending this month.” For a bit of fun, you can press the “I’m feeling lucky” button and the extension randomly picks a project for you to see.

Taking everything into consideration, Hacker Tab is a very interesting and potentially useful tool. It’s easy to install, easy to use, and it’s very unobtrusive, since it doesn’t get in your way while working with your favorite browser.